Southfield —After hearing Aretha Franklin run through a number of songs for her forthcoming album on Thursday, producer Don Was teased her. “I saw you on TV this morning,” he said. “You were saying you hoped I brought some Grammys in my suitcase.”

Franklin laughed. On Wednesday she had talked about the Grammys Was helped Bonnie Raitt earn for her 1989 album “Nick of Time.”